I adore cooking and shopping but not the cleaning up. Luckily my husband Andrea, does that part for me. We function as a team. When the heat arrives in summer, less time spent in our tiny kitchen the better. The King of Summer in our house is the Pomodoro. We love the variety. Italians have…
Summer Go- To Survival Meal- Caprese
Is there anything that says Summer and Italy more than an Insalata Caprese? Why Caprese? Perhaps since some of the best mozzarella and tomatoes come from around Naples and Capri has been a center for tourism for a long time. Marketing! Like Capri pants. My mother-in-law has always said spend more time shopping and less…
Summer Rosso
We were hit with more rain and cold weather again! BASTA! Finally Summer has arrived. It felt like we were going to have a long wet summer with all the rain we have had. The cold which hit earlier in the year but so much agriculture at risk. I will be walking down the hill…
A Passion for Pomodori [San Marzano-Danicoop]
As August hits us with it’s super hot days, it also gifts the garden with ripe tomatoes. We were very lucky to have been invited down to Sarno outside of Naples to the first POMODORO SAN MARZANO DAY, celebrating the DOP tomato produced in the volcanic soil near Mount Vesuvius outside of Naples. …
Simply Summer- Pomodori
This year, like last year, has been a wet summer. But when you work cooking in a hot kitchen, it is welcoming. Luckily, my tomato plants have survived. They did have a moment when they lost some of their blossoms, so we don’t have as many as we normally do. But it is always a…
Tomatoes “Tonnati”
The horrible heat wave and drought we have been having has finally been broken but a couple of days of rain. Not really enough, but enough to drop the temps down to something more livable. As we feel summer slipping away, I am enjoying the last tomatoes. These huge tomatoes are more like a steak,…
You say Tomato- I say Pomodoro
Reading Deb’s Tomato Fest on Martha Stewart’s Blog, Dinner Tonight, how could I not gather my Italian tomato recipes together in one place now that we are having a gut of tomatoes! So stopping by Margaret’s Way to the Garden Blog, I got the info on the Food Fest Party they are having weekly….
Brutto ma Buono
Brutto ma Buono….Ugly but good Heirloom tomatoes are not always pretty but they are pretty good! Rich and almost meaty! Today’s Cuore di Bue ended up in a riff on a traditional summer salad lightened up. Insalata Russa , russian salad, is a classic, made from tiny boiled veggies, usually peas, carrots, potatoes and string…